Music Of The Latin America

DICTIONARY

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Palma, Athos. Argentine composer of
theater music in the Italian tradition.
Born in Buenos Aires, June 7, 1891. See
p. 96.

palmas. The clapping- of hands to accentu-
ate the rhythm.

pamo. See pamy.

pamy. A primitive cornet of the Brazilian
Indians, made of two segments of
grooved-out wood, hooped together so as
to form a tube.

pandeiro (Portuguese). A tambourine.

pandero (Spanish). A tambourine.

pandura. A species of bandurria.

panhuehuetl. A medium-sized huehuetl.

Paniagua, Raul. Guatemalan composer of
symphonic music in a competent modern
idiom. Born in Guatemala City, February
17, 1898. See pp. 206-207.

Paniagua Martinez, Julian. Guate-
malan composer of popular marches and
songs j uncle of Raul Paniagua. Born
in Guatemala City, September 5, 1856.
See p. 207.

Panizza, Hector. Argentine composer of
operatic music in an Italianate manner.
Born in Buenos Aires, August 12, 1875.
See p. 96.

panna. A multiple trumpet of the Bororo
Indians of Brazil, consisting of three or
four gourds impaled on a hollow tube.

papa drum. The medium-sized Haitian
drum, smaller than the mama drum.

papelon. A Panamanian song-dance of the
punto type.

parabien. A Chilean salon dance, in vogue
during the nineteenth century,

parcela. A form of Brazilian desafio,
sung in rhythmic recitative.

pasacalle. A Bolivian serenade in 94 or
% time 5 also in Peru, a carnival march.

paseo (promenade). The more stately sec-
tion of the dance, contrasted with the
zapateo.

pasillo. A Latin American dance of Spanish
derivation in combined % and % time,
popular in Colombia (where it is also
called veils del fais), Venezuela, Ecuador,
and Costa Rica.

pasillo-mazurka. A pasillo performed in

the rhythm of a mazurka, with a slight
accent on the second beat.

pasodoble. A Latin American one-step or
march.

pastorel. A ritual dance of the Haitian
Negroes.

pastoris (the shepherds). A Brazilian
Christmas pageant.

payada. An improvised song or a duet sung
by the Argentine -payadores, itinerant
singers.

Paz, Juan Carlos. Argentine composer of
atonal music. Born in Buenos Aires,
August 5, 1897. See pp. 96-97.

Pedrell, Carlos. Uruguayan composer of
vocal music in a modern Gallic idiom.
Born in Minas, Uruguay, October 16,
18785 died in Paris, September i, 194,1.
See p. 287.

Pefla Morell, Esteban. Dominican Ne-
gro musician and folklorist. Born in
Santo Domingo in 18945 died in Barce-
lona, Spain, March 6, 1939. See p. 196.

pendejo. A Venezuelan drum of the culo-
en-tierra type.

Peralta, Ramon Emilio. Dominican
musician of popular music. Born in
Santiago de los Caballeros, February i,
18685 died there, September 7, 1941.
See p. 195.

Perceval, Julio. Belgian-Argentine com-
poser of chamber music in neoclassical
vein. Born in Brussels, July 17, 1903;
resident in Argentina since 1925. See pp.
97-98.

Pereira, Arthur. Brazilian composer of
piano pieces. Born in Sao Paulo, Septem-
ber 12, 1904. See p. 140.

pererenga. An Afro-Brazilian drum.

pericon. A lively Uruguayan and Argen-
tine dance in % time and steady rhythm.

Petiton Guzman, Rafael Dominican
composer of light music in the native
tradition. Born in Salcedo, December 18,
1894. See p. 195,

petro. A ritual dance of Haiti, named
after the legendary character Don Pedro 5
also, a Haitian, drum.

pezinho. A Brazilian country dance.

pfucullu. A Peruvian whistling jar.